#512EAD#512EAD

#512EAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.188 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EAD
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 173)
HSL	hsl(257, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 73.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.16, 46.93, -62.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.16, 77.89, 307.05°)
OKLab	oklab(42.74% 0.0592 -0.1787)
OKLCH	oklch(42.74% 0.188 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9109, 6.7199, 40.1965)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512EAD #8AAD2E

analogous

#2E4BAD #512EAD #902EAD

triadic

#512EAD #AD512E #2EAD51

tetradic

#512EAD #AD2E4B #8AAD2E #2EAD90

square

#512EAD #AD2E4B #8AAD2E #2EAD90

split-complementary

#512EAD #AD902E #4BAD2E

monochromatic

#24144C #3A217D #512EAD #6E49CF #957ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#512EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#512EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EAD

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EAD	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.188 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6ac7',
    500: '#512ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ead;
$custom-light: #8b6ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.535,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42736,
    "c": 0.18823,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EAD

secondary

#AEC473

accent

#E147B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EAD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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